The Algerian boxer Imane Khelifwinner of the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Gamesfiled a complaint for “aggravated cyberbullying” after being involved in a gender controversy following her first fight at the Games.
The tycoon and businessman Elon Musk and the writer of the Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowlingare named in the demandaccording to the athlete’s lawyer and indicated that the former US president, Donald Trumpcould also be in the investigation.
“He decided to lead a new fight: the one of the justicethe dignity and the honor“, he said lawyer of the champion, Nabil Boudiand referring to the aggression on social networks, he added that “the criminal investigation will determine who started this misogynistic campaign, racist and sexist But it will also have to focus on those who fueled this digital lynching.”
Boudi indicated that Imane decided to file the complaint for acts of “aggravated cyberbullying” before the Paris prosecutor’s officeafter having been the victim of extensive controversies, debates and judgments regarding its genderhis personality and his participation in the Games.
In the complaint, the female boxer He pointed out the violence in the social networksespecially on the net Xa common strategy in the French laws which leaves it to the discretion of those conducting the investigations to determine which persons, organizations or entities could be guilty.
What comments did Imane Khelif receive?
Among the people mentioned in the lawsuit, the ones that resonated the most were the figures of Elon Muskowner of companies such as Tesla and SpaceX, and the writer of the Harry Potter saga, J.K. Rowlingwho was labeled as “transphobic.” Other well-known people who joined the controversy were Donald Trump, Giorgia Meloniand the Argentine president Javier Milei.
After Imane Khelif’s fight against the Italian boxer, Angela Carinithe author of Harry Potter published a text on X, accompanied by the viral image of Carini crying next to the Algerian boxer. “The smile of a man who knows that he is protected by a misogynistic sports establishment “He enjoys the anguish of a woman he just hit on the head,” he said. J.K. Rowling.
On the other hand, the right-wing president, Javier Mileicommented that if the fight continued “killed her“, and began his post also on X with the phrase: “Let’s see boluprogrescome and explain this.” The owner of this social network, Elon Muskposted an image of swimmer Riley Gaines with the caption: “Men do not belong in women’s sports” and added the phrase “Absolutely!“.
After the glory, Imane Khelif He returned to his country and in an interview stated that “Telling a woman that she is a man is the worst insult in Algeria, it is a total humiliation.” and added that “the policy and the sport “they must be two separate things.”
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